Georgia Conflict Center's online blog, where we share reflections, interviews, and articles related to restorative justice and restorative practices.
GCC Finalizes Partnership With DA Deborah Gonzalez' OfficeGCC recently finalized our partnership with DA Deborah Gonzalez' office to begin taking cases in our Restorative Justice Diversion Program
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“When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment; he needs help. That's the message he is sending.”― Thich Nhat HanhEach time we choose to draw near, rather than to send away, we are actively building a new way to be in community together. As we model this way of being in schools, we are shining a light and showing a way for what can be possible in the community as a whole.
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Liberatory ConsciousnessWe cannot do restorative justice work well if we are not also fighting for racial equity in the spaces that we work. Looking through the lens of equity, we find the concept of liberation. This brings up the question, how do we grow our liberatory consciousness?
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Criminal justice reform advocates are applauding a diversion program created to resolve the hundreds of felony cases that came out of the civil unrest that followed the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis in 2020.
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Suffolk District Attorney Kevin Hayden is piloting a restorative justice program in Chelsea District Court and the Charlestown and Roxbury divisions of Municipal Court.
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Two unique programs that support Tri-City students are getting nearly $60,000 combined, thanks to proceeds of criminal activity.
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